Tampa Bay Golffest

[GregB135]

Spent a couple of hours this afternoon at the Tampa Bay Golffest event. A really nice though not especially large demo day event hosted by Tampa Bay Downs. Had a chance to hit some of the new offerings out there in the marketplace and some potential GolfSpy test candidates. 

Hit several drivers. The new Mizuno ST, Ping G410, Wilson Cortex, and Cobra F9 Speedback. Keeping in mind it wasn't full fitting for each, but the reps did ask enough questions to get you close enough spec wise so you were hitting something close to your current gamer. Of the 4, my least favorite was the Mizuno, it just didn't have the same feel as the others. The Ping G410 just felt AWESOME. The Cobra felt good, like the ball was exploding off the face, but the ball flight was a little higher than my preference, and the ball was airborne for.....ever. The Cortex was a surprise. Felt good and solid, sound and ball flight were right there with all the others. I hit a smattering of irons, but wasn't focused enough on those to include data. The latest of the Mizuno JPX forged though was a very solid feeling club. In any case, I didn't put anything back on the rack thinking "boy that sucked" so be encouraged GolfSpy universe, there is some really good equipment coming out this year.

Also spied some of the new Bridgestone e12 golf balls in the sale tent. I'm sure we are all waiting for the revelation of those testers (my fingers are crossed).

Last, I got some Trackman style feedback on the effectiveness of the SuperSpeed training system (about to start week 9 for me). Participating in the skills contests, included 4 Trackman assessed shots with driver. With a mis-fit glove, no warm-up, no golf shoes, and a random selection of not my drivers to choose from, I got all 4 swings onto the grid with 3 going past 270 at 100mph. About a 15-20 yard gain from last season!! Still waiting on the promised email with the Trackman video/data and pro comparison.

A pretty cool afternoon.

[fozcycle]

Was not aware this was happening.......did not see any adverts or promos on this.....


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[revkev]

Me neither, sounds like fun!


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[GregB135]

5 hours ago, fozcycle said:

Was not aware this was happening.......did not see any adverts or promos on this.....


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I wouldn't have know either if the tickets were not a scramble tourney prize. Seems like it would be more widely publicized given that Taylor Made was about the only major OEM without reps at the event. Sunday turnout wasn't super crowded, but that made it better for getting to demo multiple club options.

[GregB135]

1 minute ago, revkev said:

Me neither, sounds like fun!


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It was a pretty good time. The Trackman pro comparison in the report they sent me was Jon Rahm. HAHAHA - not remotely; except for face-on setup position and attack angle into the strike. I did see the flaws in my swing that could make up some of the 15mph difference in the swing speeds though. Even with that my 279 yd total was good for 6th place on the day.